This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ann18238 Surnames: Erasmus Thomas Horsley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.horsley/416.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My interest is in the name Horsley - my own name. My earliest found ancestor was John Horsley who was born in East Yorkshire in 1794 to Richard and Ann Fenton. He travelled to Birmingham in the 1820s and died there in 1862. But his granddaughters - my great aunts - told me that the family came from Riddings in Derbyshire and when they died I found an address book with Riddings' addresses in. So I made my way to Riddings and found the memorial window to Erasmus and his wife in the church and also his will. But I have never been able to find his baptism and no-one has yet come up with a date or transcription. I am convinced that ETH married Ann Watson in West Bromwich in 1823. I have a copy of the entry. This is also the church where my John married his second wife witnessed by a Thomas Horsley. And the will of ETH was witnessed by Thomas Rogers who happens to have married Amelia Horsley the daughter of John. So I believe I have enough to make me think that ETH was the younger brother of my John although I cannot prove it. Any comments? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.